Editing Mountlake Terrace, Washington (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Mountlake Terrace TC (18603751643).jpg|thumb|right|[[Mountlake Terrace station]], a major bus hub and [[light rail]] station]]

Mountlake Terrace is located {{convert|13|mi|km}} north of [[Downtown Seattle]] on [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], which has interchanges at [[Washington State Route 104|State Route 104]] (244th Street Southwest), 236th Street Southwest, and 220th Street Southwest.<ref name="WSDOT-Map">{{cite WSDOT map |year=2014 |link=yes |inset=[https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017/08/31/highway-map-PugetSound_Full.pdf Puget Sound] |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> State Route 104 is a major highway that connects the city to [[Lake Forest Park, Washington|Lake Forest Park]] and [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]], where it continues via a [[Washington State Ferries|state ferry]] to the [[Kitsap Peninsula]].<ref name="WSDOT-Map"/> The city's western boundary also reaches [[Washington State Route 99|State Route 99]], which continues south to Seattle and north to Everett.<ref name="StreetMap"/><ref name="WSDOT-Map"/> Mountlake Terrace also has several major north–south arterial streets that continue into Lynnwood and Shoreline.<ref name="Facilities"/>

The city's public transportation is primarily provided by [[Community Transit]], which also serves most of the county, and [[Sound Transit]], a regional agency. Community Transit operates local routes that connect Mountlake Terrace's neighborhoods to Edmonds, Lynnwood, and [[Brier, Washington|Brier]].<ref>{{cite map |date=September 2019 |title=Community Transit System Map |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/mappdfs/19septmaps/systemmappdfs/mapsystemsept2019.pdf |publisher=[[Community Transit]] |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209012220/https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/mappdfs/19septmaps/systemmappdfs/mapsystemsept2019.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The main transit hub in the city is [[Mountlake Terrace station]], which opened in 2009 and has 890 parking stalls in its garage and surface lot.<ref>{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=March 29, 2018 |title=As Puget Sound region grows, park and rides fill up |url=https://crosscut.com/2018/03/puget-sound-region-grows-park-and-rides-fill |work=[[Crosscut.com]] |access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref> It is served by the [[1 Line (Sound Transit)|1&nbsp;Line]] of Sound Transit's regional [[Link light rail]] system, which was extended to Lynnwood in August 2024 and connects Mountlake Terrace to the University District, Downtown Seattle, and [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deshais |first1=Nicholas |last2=Lindblom |first2=Mike |date=August 30, 2024 |title=New light rail stations draw big crowds for first trips |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/new-light-rail-stations-draw-big-crowds-for-first-trips/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref> [[King County Metro]] operates local bus service to the station from Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, and Kenmore.<ref>{{cite map |date=September 2024 |title=Metro Transit System: Northwest Area |url=https://kingcounty.gov/en/-/media/king-county/depts/metro/maps/system/09142024/metro-system-map-nw |publisher=[[King County Metro]] |accessdate=September 2, 2024}}</ref>